Resist Not
Apr 13th, 2010 by admin
Dear friends,
“Then said Pilate unto him, Hearest thou not how many things they witness against thee? And he answered him to never a word; Matthew 27:13-14.
“Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. “ Matthew 5:38-39.
We emphasized in our discussion of Easter that it was a celebration of life and resurrection rather than of death and crucifixion. Related to the topic of life is the quality of non-resistance. When Jesus was taken before Pilate, he neither resisted nor defended himself in any way. In fact he recommended “that ye resist not evil.”
“Resist not” and “turn the other cheek” mean only that we should demonstrate to others that we cannot be hurt when only the body is hurt. Since only mind and spirit are real, attack on the body only destroys the tool of spirit and cannot attack spirit itself.
Resist not relates to healing as well. In healing prayer we assume that healing begins with the mind. We do not focus on the body, but rather we assume that the person in need of healing really needs to regain his or her connection with Christ’s love. Our job in healing prayer is to establish the connection from Christ through us to those in need of healing.
Thank you once again for extending Christ’s love and life to those in need of healing.
Peace, John
